Player profile

Craig Overton

Allrounder

Born: Apr 10, 1994
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm medium-fast
From: Barnstaple, Devon

Batting career

All formats

FormatMRunsAvgSRHS

t1009292929018*

T2015677818.09139.4378*

T20I481207.50130.4337

Test2191629.5558.68141

List A4346922.33120.5749

First-class1143,35724.1567.44138

ODI76822.6789.4732

Bowling career

All formats

FormatMWktsEconOversBest

t100907.8826.4

T201561578.21506.04/25

T20I48277.83117.10

Test21752.76644.36/29

List A43665.42342.54/27

First-class1143982.933286.17/57

ODI755.6751.22/23

About

Player story

Tall, aggressive, possessing decent pace and can swing both ways, Craig Overton has all the attributes to be successful in Test cricket. The Devon-born right-arm pacer was part of the England Under-19 World Cup squad in 2012. In the same year, he made his First-Class debut for Somerset against Lancashire. He was named ‘Somerset Academy Player of the Year’ at the end of the season. A stress fracture in his back forced Overton out of action for a major part of the 2013 season. However, he recovered and came back strongly in the following season. In 13 FC matches, he picked 42 wickets and compiled 431 runs with the bat. The seamer grabbed headlines in the 2015 season, where he averaged 21.70 with the ball while picking 43 wickets. Overton showed his mettle with the bat as well by racking up 320 runs at 29.09 (average).

Latest news

Player stories

Cricket news

Overton hopes to make England selectors' job hard

2026-10-01T15:50:14Z

Cricket news

Craig Overton, Sophie Luff land top honours at PCA Awards

2026-10-01T08:11:52Z

Cricket news

Somerset pair Overton and Luff win PCA awards

2026-09-30T22:30:00Z